title: Disability among native-born and foreign-born blacks in the United States.
abstract: Using the 5% Public Use Micro Data Sample (PUMS) from the 2000 U.S. census, we examine differences in disability among eight black subgroups distinguished by place of birth and Hispanic ethnicity. We found that all foreign-born subgroups reported lower levels of physical activity limitations and personal care limitations than native-born blacks. Immigrants from Africa reported lowest levels of disability, followed by non-Hispanic immigrants from the Caribbean. Sociodemographic characteristics and timing of immigration explained the differences between these two groups. The foreign-born health advantage was most evident among the least-educated except among immigrants from Europe/Canada, who also reported the highest levels of disability among the foreign-born. Hispanic identification was associated with poorer health among both native-born and foreign-born blacks.
authors.affiliation: Population Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. popelo@pop.upenn.edu
authors.forename: Irma T
authors.initials: IT
authors.lastname: Elo
authors.forename: Neil K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: Cheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000208:ethnology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D044383:Black People / Q000208:ethnology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017691:Caribbean Region / Q000208:ethnology; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004522:Educational Status; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000208:ethnology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology